Remarks :
The Transpac 49 offers an excellent value in the genre' of family blue water cruisers. The master stateroom boasts a huge berth and three "pirate" windows in the transom.

With a 3 stateroom layout, galley to port amidships, large saloon, and stand up engine room with work bench,
At 49' long, she is a large boat. However, she is rigged to be sailed short-handed. Roller furlings are used throughout with all lines leading to the cockpit. And the bow thruster allows anyone to look like a professional

One of the first comments we hear when a person steps below is "wow, there is so much room". The wide beam provides two important design elements: lots of room below and stability. There is minimum headroom of 6' 3" throughout.

The galley has plenty of surface area, a double sink and a fridge and freezer so efficient and well insulated they run off the batteries.

The topside has just as much room to move around. Behind the cockpit are roomy lockers, a BBQ grill, and space to spread out your gear before stepping onto the stainless steel stern platform to access the water or dinghy.

A generator provides all the power one might need for tools or toys. The scuba dive compressor is one such "must have" when cruising tropical waters

Accommodation
Sleeps eight in three cabins plus sea berth in saloon
Forward cabin with two single 'V' berths, large hanging locker and ample storage
Second cabin with twin bunks, hanging locker and storage
Forward heads compartment with Jabsco marine W.C., (new 2007) hand basin, shower and storage
Large saloon with 'U' shaped seating around dining table to port and double sofa and pilot berth to starboard. Light blue microcare upholstery.
'U' shaped galley to port with 1996 Spinflo Mariner stainless steel LPG cooker with four burners, oven and grill, twin stainless steel sinks and 12 volt fridge with three shelves (top opening). Exceptional work space with abundant storage and innovative racking systems
Navigation area to starboard with ample storage space for instruments
Large aft cabin with two double berths, large hanging locker, storage space and en-suite heads with Jabsco marine W.C., hand basin and separate shower
Workshop with workbench, vice, and storage
Teak interior joinery
Minimum headroom of 6'3" throughout
Eberspacher D5L'C' warm air heater with outlets in all cabins and heads compartments installed 1999.

Mechanical and Rigging
Builder: Transpac Marine Co., Ltd. of Taipei, Taiwan
Designer: George Duke, Jr.
Keel laid: 1979

GRP hull, deck and superstructure
Teak laid decks
Teak cockpit seats and grating designed to immediately drain
Teak bulwark capping and taffrail
Modified Full Keel, enclosed ballast, with Skeg mounted rudder
Hydraulic wheel steering (new pump and piping 2006)
Ford Sabre - L 90 hp four cylinder diesel engine (1992)
One 800 litre (200 gallon) iron fuel tank
Two 800 litre (200 gallon) stainless steel fresh water tanks
One 180 litre (40 gallon) stainless steel holding tank (unused)
One 136 litre (30 gallon) flexible coated PVC holding tank (unused)
PUR 40E Watermaker (new membrane 2008)
Additional manual pumps to galley and both heads
Sea water pump to galley
Water heating by 240 volt and engine Calorifier
New domestic plumbing (1996)
Pressurized hot and cold water system
CUTTER RIGGED KETCH
Aluminium masts and spars by Proctor
Stainless steel standing rigging (last replaced 1998, checked 2006)
Polyester running rigging
"Easy Reef" in-mast furling on main and mizzen (1996)
Hood Seafurl jib furling
Furlex 300S staysail furling (1999)
Spinnaker pole, sheets and guys
Kemp gas filled kicker
Lewmar mainsheet track system (1996)
Reconditioned Profurl 5200 furler 2008 (to be fitted)

Main by Sanders (1996)
Mizzen by Sanders (1996)
Jib by Sobstad (1992)
General purpose lightweight genoa and "Squeezer" by hood (2006)
Staysail by Saturn Sails (1998)
Storm jib by Saturn Sails (1998)
Trisail by Saturn Sails (1998)

Two Lewmar 48ST two speed self tailing jib sheet winches
Two Gibb No.3 single speed staysail winches.
One Gibb 40 two speed halyard winch for jib/staysail
One Gibb No 3 single speed halyard winch for mizzen
One Barbarosa 30 two speed self tailing halyard winch for mainsail.
One Lewmar 30ST two speed self tailing mainsail reefing winch

Inventory
12 volt DC system
Six 230 ah domestic batteries
One 120 ah engine battery
Switched (Domestic/engine/both)
Charged by Ford 40 amp alternator and Sterling 90 amp alternator
Xantrex 2200w inverter 100w Charger (2006)
Airx wind generator (2005)
Plastimo compass
Simrad Dataline speed, wind, depth and log
B&G + Hawk wind
Navman Tracker 5500 colour GPS and plotter (2006)
Pains-Wessex 406 EPIRB
Raytheon R11X radar
Cobra VHF (2008)
12 volt DC system
Six 230 ah domestic batteries
One 120 ah engine battery
Switched (Domestic/engine/both)
Charged by Ford 40 amp alternator and Sterling 90 amp alternator
Xantrex 2200w inverter 100w Charger (2006)
Airx wind generator (2005)
Four 110w solar panels (2006)
240 volt shore power with 17 socket ring main, RCD and safety cut out

One 60 lb CQR anchor with 100 m of 12 mm chain
Loftrans 1800w anchor windlass (new 2006)
One 90 lb Fisherman anchor with 50 m of 9 mm chain and 50 m of 25 mm braid
One 24' Parachute sea anchor with 120 m Anchor plait, 50 m recovery line and swivels etc.
Hand held horn
Four 2 kg and one 1 kg fire extinguishers
One automatic fire extinguisher in engine compartment
Two manual bilge pumps
One automatic electric bilge pump
Navigation lights
Lifebuoy and Dan Buoy and light
Lifesling recovery system
Two full length Jackstays
Teak Taffrail, twin guard wires and stainless steel pulpit
Sprayhood (1999)
Cockpit cover
Sun awning
Bose Lifestyle sound system and cockpit speakers
Simpson Lawrence electric davits (2006)
Stainless steel stern platform and steps (2006)
Aluminium passarelle
Mercury 25hp outboard (2007)
Avon RIB (2006)
Warps and fenders
Two boathooks
Ford Sabre cruising kit engine spares and various filters
Six man liferaft and RORC kit (2006)
Clock and barometer
Smoke detectors

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